Breast Cancer Screening: Understanding the Benefits, Risks and Latest Evidence

1 in 8 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Early detection through screening with mammograms can improve outcomes and save lives, but it also raises important questions about who should be screened, when screening should begin, and how to balance the potential benefits and harms. Understanding the latest evidence helps support informed decisions about breast cancer screening and prevention.

What to expect:

• The Basics of Breast Cancer: Learn how breast cancer develops, how it is diagnosed, and how the patterns of the disease have changed over time.
• Risk Factors: Explore the factors that influence a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, including genetics, hormonal factors and lifestyle.
• Breast Cancer Screening: Understand how mammography screening works, what the scientific evidence shows about its benefits and potential harms, and how screening programs are currently implemented in Canada.

Vasily Giannakeas is a scientist at Women’s College Hospital Research and Innovation Institute and an assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. He combines his expertise in engineering, epidemiology and public health and focuses on research in breast and ovarian cancer.

About the Series

Bridging Minds: Health & Science Conversations is a partnership between the Toronto Public Library and Women’s College Hospital. Through monthly discussions led by experts from across different clinical areas and scientific disciplines, this series provides attendees with the opportunity to engage directly with our topics and speakers and empowers communities to navigate health and science topics confidently, inspiring a future of informed decision-making.

Learn more: https://www.womenscollegehospital.ca/bridging-minds/

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